Liquid dispenser pumps thick and thin
Rieke Packaging Systems has launched a new pump, which can dispense a variety of liquid products from free-flowing sauces to highly viscous creams as well as those containing small particulates.
Archives for January 17, 2007
Rice, potato pancake good alternative to wheat, says ARS
Scientists in the US have found that a flour made from rice and sweet potatoes is a "superior substitute" to wheat in pancakes, suggesting a possible alternative for products targeting celiac sufferers.
China powers SAB beer growth
China, South America and Europe combined to offset disappointing performances in North America and South Africa during brewer SABMiller's third quarter.
Commission takes tough line on greenhouse gas emissions
In a bid to hold down greenhouse gas emissions under the bloc's carbon dioxide trading scheme the European Commission yesterday ordered Belgium and Holland to cap allowances below what their governments had allocated to industry.
FSA opens consultation over EU additives directive
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched its consultation regarding the implementation of EU directives in England on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and sweeteners for use in foodstuffs.
EU states agree on clone food plan
There will be no special measures to cover food products from cloned animals in the EU, member states have agreed, following news the offspring of a cloned cow was growing up in the UK.